Geoff Schmidt
FounderFounder, Apollo GraphQL (Board of Directors) at Apollo
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedApollo · YC
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213 people in our graph share verified history with Geoff — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
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Geoff: together at Apollo
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About
Geoff Schmidt is founder and CEO of Apollo, which provides a GraphQL-based API orchestration platform for enterprises to unify APIs and data sources.
Founder, Apollo GraphQL (Board of Directors) at ApolloYC S11
Intro paths
YC
Geoff went through Y Combinator (Summer 2011) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Geoff can intro founders to Apollo's investors below.
Apollo's investors · 9
Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checksB CapitalGeneva · since 2026DCVC (Data Collective)Palo Alto · $5M – $25M checksHeavybitSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checksMatrixSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checksNext47Palo AltoNeythri Futures FundLos GatosWebb Investment NetworkSan Francisco · $500K – $750K checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2011
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Co-founders at Apollo
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matt debergalisChief Executive Officer and Co-Founder
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Nick MartinFounder/CTO
Experience
- Apollo GraphQLFoundercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Apollo GraphQLCEO and Co-Founder2015 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- MonumentFounder (Hobby/Side Project)current2010 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Meteor Development GroupCEO & Cofounder2011 — 2019San Francisco, CA
- AsanaSoftware Engineer2010San Francisco, CA
- MixappCEO & Cofounder2006 — 2010
- Auburn QuadPrincipal2005 — 2009
- Participatory Culture FoundationOpen Source Developer2004 — 2005
- Committee to Elect Matt DeBergalisCampaign Manager2004
- N/AArtificial Intelligence Research Consultant2001 — 2004
- TuneprintFounder & Chief Scientist1999 — 2001
Skills & more
Software Engineering16Mobile Applications10User Experience6Distributed Systems2Web Development3Computer Science5Scalability1User Interface Design1Start-ups2Meteor8JavaScript24Python30
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Geoff Schmidt?
- Geoff Schmidt is founder and CEO of Apollo, which provides a GraphQL-based API orchestration platform for enterprises to unify APIs and data sources.
- Where does Geoff Schmidt work?
- Geoff Schmidt is Founder, Apollo GraphQL (Board of Directors) of Apollo.
- What companies did Geoff Schmidt found?
- Geoff Schmidt founded Apollo.
- Where did Geoff Schmidt go to school?
- Geoff Schmidt studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (None).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology mafia1,221
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Elad GilPhDFounded Brain Co. +1Hemant TanejaMinorFounded Hippocratic AINat FriedmanBachelor of ScienceFounded XamarinBrad FeldS.B.Founded TechstarsMatt HuangB.S.Founded Paradigm +1Delian AsparouhovDropoutFounded Nightingale +1
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Asana mafia15
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Jordan DearsleySoftware Engineer InternFounded Superpowered +1Sean McBrideSenior Software EngineerFounded ZanbazaarMihir DeoHead of Enterprise Sales Engineering, NAMERFounded ElucifyLouis LecatProduct ManagementFounded UpstreamParth ChopraSoftware EngineerFounded CandleBrian KimTech LeadFounded Kestral
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Apollo mafia8
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Jesse RobbinsInvestor & AdvisorFounded Chef +1Matt DebergalisChief Executive Officer and Co-FounderFounded Meteor Development GroupDhaivat PandyaCore Developer / ConsultantFounded Verse MedicalFelipe MonsalveSoftware EngineerFounded PalommaSashko StubailoEngineering Manager, Open SourceFounded FlipturnDominic NguyenFounding designerFounded Chromatic
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Monument mafia4
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Same school
Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology2,000
Hemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmDelian AsparouhovPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of VardaDrew HoustonCo-founder & CEO of Dropbox
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Shared employers
Also worked at Apollo GraphQL12
Jesse RobbinsFounder and Investor in AI Developer ToolsDan ScholnickManaging Partner at Four Rivers GroupLonne JaffeManaging Director at Insight PartnersMatt DebergalisFounder/CTO at ApolloDhaivat PandyaFounder at Verse MedicalFelipe MonsalveFounder at Palomma
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Also worked at Meteor Development Group3
Also worked at Asana37
Saket SrivastavaInvestor at Foundation CapitalEmily KramerVenture Partner at Rackhouse Venture Management LpKrista CoppermanOperating Partner at TCVJenny ThaiHead of Marketing at Pear VCMalcolm HandleyFounder of Strong Atomics, investing in nuclear fusion startupsBen ChubaPricing Advisor at Modern Technical
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